Nearly 400 workers employed in the company in charge of building the Isa Town flyover have gone unpaid for the last three months, the Gulf Daily News reported this week.
Last Wednesday (February 24), the workers who are employed by the Korean company Sungwon protested in front of the Bahraini Labour…
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400 Migrant Workers Strike in Bahrain due to Unpaid Wages
February 28th, 2010
Bahrain: Two Asian Men Arrested for Rape of an Indonesian Maid
February 23rd, 2010
Bahraini security officials have detained two Asian men in connection with the alleged gang rape of an Indonesian housemaid. Officials from the Interior Ministry announced that two expatriates were arrested and further confirmed that not nine men raped the women according to earlier reports. Accordi...
Maids Portrayed as Criminals in a UAE Paper
February 23rd, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Racism Suicide UAE
Migrant workers are often portrayed in regional media as criminals, unclean and dangerous, despite the fact that they are the weakest group in society and require protection and deserve gratitude for their hard work. The Khaleej Times recently published a rather skewed article about housemaids commi...
Rights Groups Issue a Statement on Suicides of Migrant Workers in Bahrain
February 21st, 2010
Below is a statement by the Bahraini Center for Human Rights and CARAM Asia about the wave of suicides by migrant workers in Bahrain. The suffering of migrant workers must be addressed before they reach the point of suicide CARAM ASIA & Bahrain Center for Human rights February- 2010 The shockin...
1800 Filipinos Languish in Saudi Jails
February 17th, 2010
There are 1800 Filipinos in jail in Saudi Arabia, many of whom have been imprisoned for petty crimes such as drinking alcohol or attending ‘mixed gatherings’, which the government prohibits (See full story here) The King of Saudi Arabia gave a pardon on Dec 11th last year for foreign wor...
The Gulf Daily News Publishes our Ad!
February 16th, 2010
We are pleased to share with you the news that our ad for Migrant-Rights.org was featured in today’s Gulf Daily News. This is the most circulated English paper in Bahrain and widely read in several other Gulf countries. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the Gulf Daily News for pub...
Migrant Responsibilities: UAE Publishes New Handbook for Guest Workers
February 14th, 2010
The UAE has just released a handbook for migrant workers which outlines their responsibilities while they are working in the country, according to this article in the Khaleej Times. The book, ‘The Worker: Rights and Duties’ is to be distributed to workers, NGOs and media outlets and will...
Rise in Suicide of Migrant Workers in Bahrain
February 9th, 2010
The Gulf Daily News reported last week about a growing number of suicides by migrant workers in Bahrain compared to previous years. Only last month, four workers have committed suicide: two Ethiopian maids and two Indian workers (the latter are mentioned in the report). Alfredo D’Souza, found...
The Invisible Majority – Female Migrant Workers
February 3rd, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Qatar Rape Suicide
by Khara J Jabola-Carolus for Migrant-Rights.org One of the last (two) countries where divorce is illegal and where the ruling Catholic elite maintains a staunch anti-reproductive rights stance, the island nation of the Philippines boasts a staggering population of 90 million people and (exponential...
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